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Compass for 4/25/2020

One might expect that, at a time of pandemic, hospitals at least would be prospering if nothing else was, but the ironic truth is that the very health care crisis that has made the need for their services of vital importance has pushed many hospitals across the country close to the brink of bankruptcy. This week on the Compass we talk with Jefferson Healthcare CEO Mike Glenn about why Jefferson County’s community hospital is no exception.

And then we talk with the founders of a new organization dedicated to giving foster kids and the families that take them in the kind of support that can literally save lives.

Through Science to Health ~ 4/24/20

Host Phil Andrus welcomed KPTZ Virus Watch Team member Lynn Sorensen, RN. Lynn has worked in hospitals, clinics, public health, and home health settings during her nursing career. She retired in 2016 from UW Medicine and returned to Port Townsend to live. Lynn shared with Phil this list of Mental Health Resources from the Local 2020 website that are available during this time:

Volunteers of America Crisis Response Services
For Jefferson County, call 888-910-0416
Click here for Online chat support – 24/7 free, confidential emotional support for individuals in crisis and/or considering suicide.

CDC Covid-19: Managing Anxiety and Stress

Discovery Behavioral Health, serving East Jefferson County
360-385-0321 M-F 8am-5pm
24-Hour Telephone Crisis Services 360-385-0321
(forwarded to Volunteers of America after hours). Available to all. Their primary focus is meeting the mental health needs of those covered by Medicaid.

The Benji Project – For middle and high school age students. Trained teachers host free 1-hour sessions to share stress relief, connection, and coping practices, twice a week. Questions? Contact Teresa, 360-821-1960.

Local Arts & Culture Leaders
Talk About the “New Now”

On April 22, KPTZ’s Bring Your Records host Larry Stein interviewed four Port Townsend notables about their lives and work in this pandemic period.
Guests included:

Carla Main: Vocalist and former Centrum Board President
Rocky Friedman: Owner since 1992 of the Rose Theatre
Mary Hilts: Centrum’s Acoustic Blues Program Manager
Mike Grady: Writer, co-producer, and performer in KPTZ’s Death of Comedy.

And on the April 8 program, Larry spoke with:

Anna Quinn: Author, Founder of Writers’ Workshoppe, and former co-owner of Imprint Books
Teresa Verraes: Executive Director of PT School of the Arts

The Blob

(First airdate: April 23, 2020) We’ve all heard about The Blob. But what exactly is it and what is its impact? In 2014 and 2016, a mass of warm water formed in the Pacific Ocean, wreaking havoc on marine life. And again, this past fall a similar ‘blob’ of abnormally warm water reappeared off the California coast. Coastal Café explores this phenomenon with fishery biologist Dr. Chris Harvey, NOAA NW Fisheries Science Center. 

KPTZ Coffee with the City Manager ~ 4/23

On Thursday, April 23, Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro conducted his weekly coffee meeting with the public on KPTZ’s Discovery Road, with host Tim Quackenbush. Mauro shared information about local plans being enacted for the days ahead. The half-hour conversation can be streamed and downloaded here.

Make a note for next Thursday: John Mauro will be taking questions via live phone calls from 10-10:30am on KPTZ’s Discovery Road with host Timothy Quackenbush. Call 360-215-7270 to ask your question. And, enjoy the ride!

April 23, 2020

April 23, 2020: Local News – Schools are still in session; Chamber publishes directory.

Nature Now #459
Birding by Ear, Part 1

(Reprise airdate: April 22, 2020) Host Debaran Kelso is joined by birder extraordinaire Fred Sharpe, helping us to learn some of our more common local bird calls. This is Part 1 of a two-part show, which first aired in the spring of 2016.

April 22, 2020

Local News: Unemployment highs; native wildflowers bloom.

Tossed Salad for 4/24/20

A little Spring rain helps bring those May flowers. Enjoy this week’s Tossed Salad as Phil Andrus brings us:
1:00 – Through Science to Health: Lynn Sorensen
1:20Amanda Milholland, Port Townsend Farmers Market
1:30Tigran Arakalyan, Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra (by telephone)
2:30Tom Jay, on the word “fact”
2:45Al Bergstein “Olympic Peninsula Environmental News” (by telephone)
3:00Sam Kreiger, farmer from Bassett NE
3:30Aba Kiser (recorded 3/02/12), followed by telephone interview
4:30Don White reading “Rubenstein’s Piano” (recorded 1/03/14)